Sphinx said:
I wrote an email to the GIA website (
www.gia.edu/), explaining the situation that I found a ring with their numbers on it. They said that the numbers only correspond to the diamond its self, its weight, size, clarity etc, and it has no information on the owner. Only the Jeweler that sold the ring and a insurance company (if it was ever insured) would have the numbers corresponding with the owners info. They sell it to the jewelers with the matching GIA cert card and thats all. After they are sold to the jewelers they don't know who buys them or where they go after that. It is up to the owner to insure them and correspond the number to there policy. Which would allow it to be traced. So, trying to find the jewelers/insurance company that sold the piece will be practically imposable, for all I know that ring could have been sold in Japan and a tourist lost it. So, I dunno what to do next.
I also went here and did a search..
http://www.gia.edu/reportcheck/
Only the diamond's specs came up, no owner information.
>>>cough, cough BS<<<
STRAIGHT FROM GIA WEBSITE (AND PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE)
At your request, a diamond may be microscopically inscribed on its girdle with its
unique GIA Report Number (referred to as the GIA Inscription Registry), a personal message, or other text, symbols or logos. The GIA Inscription Registry is included in the Diamond Dossier® service. An inscription allows for
easy identification of a diamond, a way to personalize the diamond, or serves as a form of branding for the diamond manufacturer or retailer
They keep records of all diamonds that are inscribed. The number, part being the info on the diamond and the other being ID, is easily traced. No sense in making stuff up, who cares what these people think. If your going to sell it then sell it and stop trying to get approval from a bunch of strangers.